Before I get started today, I just wanted to reference the picture this article starts with. Yes! I just published my novel “The Black Oak Sword”. Most of this novel I wrote in daily episodes right here on Steemit.

I’m feeling excited about it.

The artwork was done by J. Caleb Clark. I think his work is stunning.

As I was considering what has happened since July 2017 when I first joined Steemit, I realized that everything I may have accomplished has been because of each one of the friends I have made here on this platform.

So to each of you, I say

THANK YOU!

I really appreciate every single one of you and my interactions with you. It is nice to be friends.

My Steemit Plan

I want to lay out my Steemit plan for the rest of 2018. I want to do this to build a bit of accountability for myself. I have done quite a bit of soul-searching over the past three weeks, trying to decide what I am really trying to accomplish here on Steemit. I have come to the conclusion there are basically two things I really want to accomplish and all sorts of steps to achieve my goals.

First:

I plan on becoming a Steemit Witness within the next six months.

Second:

I plan on writing and posting some bit of fiction six days a week for the rest of the year.
At the end of the year, I will publish all the short stories and novellas in one volume.

I won’t bore you with the detailed steps I have laid out as to how I plan on accomplishing these goals, but I will say I need your continued help and support to achieve them.

I’d love to hear what your Steemit Goals are this year?

and, How do you plan on achieving them?

My book, The Black Oak Sword, is available for purchase on Amazon right here.

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